Previous Year Question
Who gave the slogan ‘Do or Die’?
Correct Answer: C
Detailed Solution
The call ‘Do or Die’ was given by Mahatma Gandhi during
the Quit India Movement
On 8 August 1942, the All India Congress Committee
adopted the Quit India Resolution in Bombay. The official chronology of the Gandhi Heritage Portal explicitly records that on this date the Quit India Resolution was adopted and Gandhi gave the call ‘Do or Die’.
The call signified that the struggle for India's independence should now be pursued decisively. At the same time, Gandhi continued to associate the movement with his principle of non-violence.
On the following day:
9 August 1942 → Gandhi and other leading Congress leaders were arrested by the British Government.
8 August 1942 → Quit India Resolution
Gandhi's call → ‘Do or Die’
9 August 1942 → Arrest of Gandhi and major Congress leaders